The Agenda: roll up for those precious Rugby World Cup tickets

Tennis stars cannot complain about burnout while Rory McIlroy prepares for the shoo-in that is Sports Personality of the YearThe second round of sales for next year’s Rugby World Cup opens on Monday with, understandably, priority being given to those who missed out from the 950,000 sold in September; 300,000 tickets are available for 25 games at nine venues (including Wales v Australia and Ireland v France), at rugbyworldcup.com/ticketing. Unsuccessful applicants have priority on Monday and Tuesday, partially successful applicants between Wednesday and Thursday, with the ballot reopening to al…